The man from Halifax : Sir John Thompson, prime minister / P.B. Waite.
TITLE:
The man from Halifax : Sir John Thompson, prime minister / P.B. Waite.
Publication Date:
1985
Publication Information:
Toronto : University of Toronto Press,
Physical Description:
ix, 547 p., [18] p. of plates : ill., map, ports.
Subject Term:
Bibliography Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:
Sir John Thompson was prime minister of Canada for two years during the period between the death of Sir John A. Macdonald in 1891 and the advent to power of Sir Wilfred Laurier in 1896. In some ways he was greater than either of them although his term as prime minister was relatively brief. He died in office at the tragically early age of forty-nine, at Windsor Castle during a visit to Queen Victoria.Thompson was born and raised in Halifax and is buried there.
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780802056597
